This week I joined Karanveeir Handa, CFA live on his Substack for a topic that I thoroughly enjoy discussing: what trading really has in common with elite sport.
Karanveeir put it well beforehand: analysis gets you into the game, psychology keeps you in it.
We covered:
Why psychology is the most overlooked edge in markets ?
Why top academic performers often struggle as investors ?
Why thinking in probabilities beats trying to be right ?
Why some people are naturally wired for it (think Buffett and Soros)
Why, for everyone else, it’s a skill that can be learnt
Near the end I mentioned my free masterclass, The 5 Stages of Trading Psychology Mastery. In true live-event fashion, the sign-up form chose the exact 24 hours after the live event to break.
It’s fixed now, so if you tried to register and got nowhere, please try again: www.credeperformance.com/trading-psychology-masterclass
Thanks to Karanveeir for having me. It was a great conversation and hopefully the first of many more lives.
Want to go further?
If you trade, start with the free masterclass, The 5 Stages of Trading Psychology Mastery: www.credeperformance.com/trading-psychology-masterclass
If you’re a professional in a high-stakes arena and you would like to work 1:1 with me to break through a performance obstacle or challenge, you can book an intensive 2.5-hour consultation with me here: www.credeperformance.com/1-1-performance-consultation
Backing Yourself is written by Créde Sheehy-Kelly, Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport.
